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And that is really all you have to do to keep them freed up..
Posted by: BrianC72gt (5512) on 2014-12-16 16:15:05 In Reply to: Oh, I know - I made sure to clean and lubricate everything, and the pod rubber is in good shape. posted by TwoSeven on 2014-12-16 14:07:20	Share \| Report

Loosen them a little, pull in and out slightly...work em back and forth and work some some lube in there. The only other bearing surface is all the way in the back and not as tight.

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Redneck genius $7 intake plenum rod fix - TwoSeven 2014-12-15 11:41:27 (457 views)
- I love the ingenuity but couldn't bring myself to do the same- I went with the aluminum linkages... - Sentinelist 2014-12-16 01:11:17 (206 views)
- It is no longer the weakest link...so what will break instead? - BrianC72gt 2014-12-15 20:17:10 (239 views)
  - mine is starting to pull the inner bracket of the ball fitting on the dashpot thru the rubber... - pkrasusky 2014-12-16 14:11:58 (212 views)
  - Oh, I know - I made sure to clean and lubricate everything, and the pod rubber is in good shape. - TwoSeven 2014-12-16 14:07:20 (210 views)
    - And that is really all you have to do to keep them freed up.. - BrianC72gt 2014-12-16 16:15:05 (210 views)
      - excellent - thanks Brian - pkrasusky 2014-12-16 21:24:31 (213 views)
- Git er done - TonyA8 2014-12-15 19:19:28 (189 views)
- Pretty sure I have a couple of these someone can have for shipping. - GreenMachine 2014-12-15 16:55:37 (199 views)
- until it snaps the plastic ball off. - audinutt 2014-12-15 13:33:06 (207 views)
  - I did clean and lubricate all the moving parts that are accessible with the manifold in place. - TwoSeven 2014-12-16 14:11:23 (183 views)
- Great! I fixed mine for less than a $1 :) - kocyk123 2014-12-15 11:56:56 (287 views)
  - Yep! That was my Father-In-Laws idea back in about 2009. Glad it helped ya. - Britt 2014-12-16 01:17:01 (304 views)
  - Ha! that is awesome - I wanted solid tension in both directions but if yours works, kudos! - TwoSeven 2014-12-15 12:03:14 (216 views)
    - You don't need solid tension that is push-pull, it's a pull-pull system. - Britt 2014-12-16 01:21:38 (207 views)
      - If we're getting technical... - s8ilver 2014-12-16 09:05:04 (240 views)
        
        Touche - good point. I just felt paranoid about something going wrong unless the part was... - TwoSeven 2014-12-16 14:09:04 (205 views)
    - It still works :) - kocyk123 2014-12-15 12:54:43 (212 views)

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